December 2003

Robin Hood

Performed in Ye Olde Village Hall

A little known and oft forgotten story of men in tights, living in the woods together and singing many jolly songs around a campfire.

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Ye Olde Panto Progamme

Doddington Pantomime Robin Hood Our great liege, King Richard (gawd bless him) otherwise known as the lion heart, big Richard and tricky Dickey. Henceforth decrees and wishes known, that the knaves and performing rascals known as ye olde Valley Players are ordered on pain of death Never to perform on the estates, lands or dominions of said King Richard.

However seeing as big Richard has gone on an all expenses paid holiday to Jerusalem (with Crusade Tours) we've decided to risk a performance or two.Welcome ye olde varlets to ye olde Englishe pantomime in this here ye olde village hall, to watch ye olde version of 'Robin Hood' played by ye very olde hacks (ye olde valley players). The jokes as ye might expect are of ye olde variety.

We offer to you the best the Middle Ages has to offer - Bubonic Plague, The Black Death, Ricketts, and leprosy. Please don't shake hands with anyone during the performance in case fingers fall off.

Ye Olde Valley Players Many of you will have seen the classic Hollywood 1938 film 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and an all star cast. Our version is nothing like that. However we had dug up Mr Flynn and offered him a leading role but only received a dead silence.

So sit up straight Yeomen of England in ye olde village hall . Suffer the agony of discomfort in seats of ye olde English vinyl and gird your loins for battle. As archers draw back their English long bows, hear the twang as the elastic in actors tights snap and their courage waivers.

Laurence Olivier steps forward (yes he learned everything he knew about acting from the Valley Players - honest ! ) "Once more unto the stage dear friends, once more, for God, the Village Hall and the Doddington Panto!. Larry leads the rag bag motley Doddington cast in a stumbling charge , well sort of a shambling trudge really, onto the next scene...

Ye Olde Cast

Maid Marion - Marella Cullan

Robin Hood - Dawn Camilli

Earl Edward Finisher (Sherrif) - Simon Mallet

Sir St John Soots-Yew -Tony Twigg

Corporal Cupp O' Tay - Dave Treadwel

lPrivate Pugh Tridd - Les Roberts

Miss Tayken - Ann Legg

Friaress Tuck - Mark Tomkins

Fairy Nuff - Sue Hanson

Percy Q Shurn - Shawn Holtum

Alan Again - Steve Head

Scarlet Willie - Lucas Winzor

Little Johnnie - Duncan Holliday

Much the Schmuck - Natasha Elgar

Sir Walter Closet - Kathryn Legg

Ye Olde Narrator - Ramsay Cowan

CHILDREN APPEARING :
Jodie Elgar - Tree of unknown origins
Dawn Tompkins Jnr - School Girl (ex panto horse)
chorus lineSarah Hall, Holly May Treadwell, Gail Shrubsall, Isabel Dickenson, William Dickenson, Samanatha Pilcher

Ye Olde Orchestra

Sir Neville Legg of Sheppey

Lord Ramsey Cowan, Earl of Chequers Hill

Witchcraft & Wizardy

Back Stage:

Lady Pam Cowan,

Sir Nigel England

Sir Geoff Streeting

Sir Mike Watts

Special thanks to our ushers
&
Sir Eddie Glover - Cleaner Extraordinaire

Ye Olde Village Hall Committee

Would like to thank all the gentle folk who contributed their time and effort to putting on ye olde pantomime .

Also special thanks to wife's, husbands, partners and families for supporting those on stage and behind the scenes in giving so much of their time.

Also for suffering in general in having to listen to endless panto drivel. Counselling is available on request.

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